25 January 2016
ESA to Invest in Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser
... Corporation's success in winning a NASA contract to deliver cargo to the International Space Station will result in a 33 million euro investment by the European Space agency, after a cooperation agreement is signed in the near future. Following the...
23 June 2021
ESA and EU embark on a new space programme
...secure connectivity GOVSATCOM programme, In-Orbit demonstration/Validation service and space safety activities to monitor space hazards. ESA is the European Space Agency and Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe...
June 2015
Great expectations: launch markets, SpaceX, China, and other new players
... is reacting The arrival of new players on the scene has not gone unanswered. After much searching, the European Space Agency has settled on a look for its prospective launch vehicle, Ariane-6, which is meant to cater to the needs of both...
July 2016
France, Europe and Russia - two decades of space launch cooperation
... inaugurated the commercial use of the Fregat stage from Baikonur to launch two Cluster II spacecraft for the European Space Agency (ESA). The initial mission, which was dedicated to the study of interactions between solar winds and terrestrial...
March 2018
Enabling private sector success in space - SGAC perspective
... private sector in civil and defence space and the next destination for US space exploration. A plan for Europe A European Space Agency (ESA) Council meeting in December 2016 focused on ‘Space 4.0 for a united space in Europe’, ESA’s main objective...
April 2018
Climate monitoring and the need for open access to global environmental satellite data
... available as of 1998, and gradually increased the amount of operational data that was shared freely, as well. The European Space Agency (ESA) made access to all of its Earth observing satellite data free as of 2012. A year later, the Japan...
